Che

Chinese family name (车 / 車)

Namefamily name Chinese family nameQ4518490

Also known as Cha · Ju · 车 · 車 · Chē

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Che is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 車 in traditional Chinese and 车 in simplified Chinese. It is listed 229th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 191st most common surname in China, shared by 540,000 people. It is romanized Cha in Korean.

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Different from: Che criterion used: family name has to use a different item than disambiguation page
Q11637251 criterion used: family name has to use a different item than disambiguation page
Script: Chinese characters
Native label: 车
車
Has characteristic: name without diacritical marks said to be the same as: Ché
Said to be the same as: Cha
Che criterion used: pinyin, Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation
Transliteration or transcription: Chē
Che

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